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Project 667B

IOC: 1973
Total Production: 43

Project 667BDR

IOC: 1976
Production: 14

Also Known As
Delta III
Kalmar

Origin
Russia

Family Members
Project 667B
Project 667BD
Project 667BDRM

Guided Missiles:
RPK-2 (18)
RSM-50 (16)

Description: The Project 667B (Delta Class NATO designation) is the second generation of Project 667A (Yankee Class NATO designation) strategic submarines of which 34 units were produced with the first boat entering service in 1967. Their nuclear propulsion provides outstanding performance over conventionally-powered submarines as well as longer endurance while submerged. The first Project 667B boat was commissioned in 1973 and since then 43 boats were commissioned for the Russian/Soviet Navy.

The development of Project 667BDR, Kalmar Russian designation and Delta III NATO designation, began in 1972 with the first boat entering service in 1976. It was equipped with 16 RSM-50 (R-29R) ballistic missiles carrying three nuclear warheads each. The R-29R was the first MIRVed SLBM introduced by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Navy commissioned 14 boats, the last one in 1982.

Currently, the Russian Navy operates six Delta III ballistic submarines. It is expected that sooner two or more of these ships are decommissioned due to aging. By 2010, the remaining ships could be replaced by the Borey-class submarines with the first boat joining the Russian fleet in 2006.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 130

Number of Weapons: 18

Dimensions: Length 155 m, Width 12 m

Weights: Max Weight 10,600 t, Min Weight 8,940 t

Performance: Endurance 80 day, Max Operating Depth 400 m (1,312 ft), Top Speed 12 mps (24 kt)

Power: Power 40,000 shp

Other: Torpedo Tubes 4

Operators

Russia / 14

As of	Holdings
2008	5

Ships

K-129 Ryazan

Commissioning: 1981

K-180

Commissioning: 1980

K-211

Commissioning: 1980

K-223

Commissioning: 1980

K-424

Commissioning: 1977

K-433 St. George

Commissioning: 1981

K-44

Commissioning: 1979

K-441

Commissioning: 1976

K-449

Commissioning: 1977

K-455

Commissioning: 1978

K-487

Commissioning: 1978

K-490

Commissioning: 1978

K-496

Commissioning: 1979

K-506

Commissioning: 1979

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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